經濟部統計(英文版)(ppt 23頁)

Contents:
1. Domestic Economic Performance
2. Current Economic Issues
3. WTO and Cross-strait Relation
4. A Scenario

Forces Shaping Taiwan’s Economic Future:
1. Which problem, the cyclical or structural one, Taiwan is facing?
2. What are Taiwan’s structural problems?
-The financial market is getting improved, yet with unfinished jobs.
-The expanding public debt should be controlled.
-The labor market needs revitalization.
3. WTO Impact and Cross-Strait relations
Unhealthy Financial Sector
-Taiwan’s overall competitiveness ranked the 24th by IMD’s 2002 World -Competitiveness Reports over 49 countries.
-Yet, its inside-trading was ranked the 31th.
-Financial Regulation was ranked the 37th.
-Financial Product was the 31th.
Financial Organization Restructuring Much Needed
-There were only three mergers so far.
-Foreign bank’s acquisitions are still to be seen.

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